ERD I

 

This entry level emergency response diving course is designed to give the public safety diver the fundamental knowledge and skills needed to safely function as part of a public safety dive team. Topics covered in classroom sessions include problem solving, tender skills, search patterns and evidence handling.  Dive skills practiced both in the pool and in open water include executing search patterns, victim recovery, emergency procedures and decontamination procedures. The ERD I course requires four weekdays or two weekends to complete, and serves as a prerequisite to ERD Ops Components courses.

 

ERD II

 

This ERDI course enables the public safety diver to develop detailed knowledge and advanced skills in emergency response diving. Among the topics covered are manner of death, physiological changes a submerged body undergoes, mechanics of drowning, handling of remains, environmental issues, and encapsulation. As part of the certification requirements during the six dives, students will also master drysuit and full face mask skills.

 

ERD Tender

 

The ERD Tender course trains team personnel to properly line tend and participate within the public safety dive team in a non-diving roll. ERD Tender is also part of the ERD I course curriculum so that an entire team can participate and train to their individual needs. Crime scene recognition, search patterns and decontamination procedures are some of the topics covered. In addition, ERD Tender students learn and master tending skills in both confined water and open water settings.

 

ERD Drysuit OPS

 

The ERD Drysuit OPS course is designed to develop the knowledge and skills that are necessary for drysuit diving operations in emergency response diving. In addition to the fundamental skills of drysuit diving, other important topics include encapsulation, contaminated environments, protecting potable water supplies and decontamination procedures. Drysuit OPS training is also part of the ERD II curriculum.

 

ERD Full Face Mask OPS

 

The ERD Full Face Mask course provides the skills and knowledge for the ERD diver to utilize full face masks for emergency response diving. While basic full face mask topics and skills are presented, other topics and skills include encapsulation, communications with a full face mask, selecting proper masks for emergency response diving and decontamination procedures. Full Face Mask OPS training is also part of the ERD II curriculum.

 

ERD Supervisor

 

The training you will receive in the ERD Supervisor course will prepare you to supervise ERD team operations as well as assist ERD Instructors with training. NFPA standards, supervising divers in varying conditions and interagency operations are some of the topics covered. Like all ERDI courses, ERD Supervisor is OSHA and NFPA compliant. In addition, the ERD Supervisor course serves as a base to develop leadership qualities and future ERD Instructors. During the open water training segment of the course, some of the skills ERD candidates will master are search patterns, proper evidence handling techniques, incident command and supervision of the scene from initial arrival through final debriefing.

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    The Emergency Response Training Center offers Emergency Response Diving certification through ERDi, training police, fire, and other public safety organizations in search, rescue, and recovery techniques in submerged environments.  ERDi training allows departments to form and maintain their own ERD teams.  All ERDi programs are NFPA and OSHA compliant!

 

ERTC and ERDi:  Helping Emergency Response Professionals into, and out of, the water!